Commewijne River

Commewijne River is a river in northern Suriname. It originates in the jungle 100 or more miles southeast of Paraibo and meanders northwest until it receives the meandering from the east and then runs west until it joins the north-flowing estuary at about 10 miles below .
Wikipedia
Photo: Brokopondo, Public domain.
  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Suriname
  • Also known as: “Commewijne Kreek”, “Commewyne River”, and “De Commwijne”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Nieuw-Amsterdam.

Photo: Jakob van der Schley, Public domain.
is a fort in built from 1734 to 1747 at the confluence of the and Commewijne rivers. It is open to the public as an open-air museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nieuw Amsterdam and Noord.

Village
Photo: -JvL-, CC BY 2.0.
is the capital of the in . It is a small coastal town situated at the confluence of the and Commewijne River, just across from , the country's capital.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is a resort in , located in the . Its population at the 2012 census was 9,703. is mainly an agricultural area, and has a school. is situated 5 km southwest of Commewijne River.

Hamlet
Photo: Gonggrijp, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a former sugarcane plantation, factory and village, situated in the district of , in northern . is situated 6 km east of Commewijne River.

Commewijne River

Latitude
5.89053° or 5° 53′ 26″ north
Longitude
-55.09561° or 55° 5′ 44″ west
Open location code
68Q6VWR3+6Q
Geo­Names ID
3384417
Wiki­data ID
Q1115486
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Commewijne River” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Ríu Commewijne”
  • Cebuano: “Commewijne Rivier”
  • Dutch: “Commewijne”
  • Dutch: “Commewijnerivier”
  • Dutch: “Crommewijne”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر كوميويچن”
  • German: “Commewijne”
  • Italian: “Commewijne”
  • Japanese: “コメウィネ川”
  • Japanese: “コメウィン川”
  • Lithuanian: “Komeveinas”
  • Lithuanian: “Komeveinė”
  • Polish: “Commewijne (rzeka)”
  • Polish: “Commewijne”
  • Portuguese: “Commewijne (rio)”
  • Portuguese: “Commewijne”
  • Russian: “Коммевейне”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Commewijne (rijeka)”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Commewijne”
  • Spanish: “Rio Commewijne”
  • Spanish: “Río Commewijne”
  • Sranan Tongo: “Kawina-liba”
  • Ukrainian: “Коммевейне”
  • Welsh: “Afon Commewijne”

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